How does having a big head/big face, affect running ability?

your head is way too big to run fast. because of the wind resistance you will encounter, you will likely have to overcompensate by building upper body muscle that will further slow you down. the oxygen you breathe will also take longer to get to your lungs, hampering your aerobic system. i recommend you give up on running and become a professional letsrun troll, as that seems to be what your secret ambition is in life.

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I knew a runner whose head was so big that he could lap himself.

It helps you run fast when you're time trialing but becomes a hindrance at Worlds/Olys. I have several loose acquaintances who are somewhat smart scientist types or the likes that have agreed with this view in years past and future.

People who think you're a monster might try to stop you.

That's why that blockhead Charlie Brown couldn't kick a football... his big head slowed him down. Give up running.

I can go into this in great depth, but I will keep it fairly simple.

If you look back into the evolution of man from an ape to a human, one trait that stands out is this: the occipital bun found on the back of the skull of neanderthals. Occipital bun is a morphological term used to describe a prominent bulge, or projection, of the occipital bone at the back of the skull. The term is most often used in connection with scientific descriptions of classic Neanderthal crania. While common among many of mankind's ancestors, primarily robust relatives rather than gracile, the protrusion is relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.

Some scientists suspect occipital buns might correlate with the biomechanics of running. This was important to our ancestors, who transitioned from relatively immobile apes who could only run a short distance, to neanderthals who could run great distances. The bun helped them stabilize their head as they ran...think of it as a counterweight.

Now, there are still many human populations which often exhibit occipital buns. A greater proportion of early modern Europeans had them, but prominent occipital buns even among Europeans are now relatively infrequent. They are still found fairly often among Lapp and Finn individuals. Bushmen from South Africa and Australian aborigines often have occipital buns also. A rare occurrence is found in the north of England where the occipital bun is widespread in south Lancashire.

If you are a descendant of one of these peoples, it might be why your head is so damn big.

If I let the that minor obstacle stand in my way, I would have never become the great middle distance runner that I am. Sure, my head is grandiose, but I have managed to spruce up the landscape with some lovely hairplugs that provide some ornamentation.

I've got a pretty big skull too, doesn't seem to harm me that much. Just have to train a bit harder than the competition I guess...

With threads like these it is no wonder people take Track and Field News more seriously.

Doesn´t seen to slow Alan Webb down.

i call bullshit on this - no way your head is that big. if your head were really that big, its gravitational field would be significantly strong enough for you to have objects orbiting your head.

good try gravity boy.

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